AION French AI Gigafactory Bid
FrancePreconstructionProgram
- Headline capacity
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- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
- Utility
- EDF
AION is a French consortium bid under the EU AI Gigafactories initiative, supported by infrastructure, energy, telecom and cloud participants. AION French AI Gigafactory Bid is located in France, FR and is a compute program in preconstruction status.
Capacity
Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records
A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.
Development
EU AI Gigafactory bidAnnounced or preconstruction
Compute and funding program; physical site selection unresolved.
Milestones (1)
AION consortium announced French EU AI Gigafactory bid
May 20, 2026 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Announced
Source not linkedParticipants
Scaleway
Operator
Sources by role
Operator (1)
- AION consortium candidate for a European AI Gigafactory in France · May 21, 2026 · Corroborating
Operator (1)
- Ardian, Artefact, Bull, EDF, Capgemini, iliad, Orange and Scaleway combine for AI Gigafactory bid · May 20, 2026 · Primary
Other participants (4)
Artefact
Contractor
Sources by role
Contractor (1)
- AION consortium candidate for a European AI Gigafactory in France · May 21, 2026 · Corroborating
Contractor (1)
- Ardian, Artefact, Bull, EDF, Capgemini, iliad, Orange and Scaleway combine for AI Gigafactory bid · May 20, 2026 · Primary
Bull
Supplier
Sources by role
Supplier (1)
- AION consortium candidate for a European AI Gigafactory in France · May 21, 2026 · Corroborating
Supplier (1)
- Ardian, Artefact, Bull, EDF, Capgemini, iliad, Orange and Scaleway combine for AI Gigafactory bid · May 20, 2026 · Primary
Capgemini
Supplier
Sources by role
Supplier (1)
- AION consortium candidate for a European AI Gigafactory in France · May 21, 2026 · Corroborating
Supplier (1)
- Ardian, Artefact, Bull, EDF, Capgemini, iliad, Orange and Scaleway combine for AI Gigafactory bid · May 20, 2026 · Primary
EDF
Utility provider
Sources by role
Utility provider (1)
- AION consortium candidate for a European AI Gigafactory in France · May 21, 2026 · Corroborating
Utility provider (1)
- Ardian, Artefact, Bull, EDF, Capgemini, iliad, Orange and Scaleway combine for AI Gigafactory bid · May 20, 2026 · Primary
Additional project facts
Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.